Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-234
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Actions to secure compliance with court's support or
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maintenance orders.
A. If a party in a divorce action or other civil case has
disobeyed or failed to comply with an order of the court to make
payments for the support or maintenance of a child for whom the
Department of Human Services thereafter makes payments in its
program for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), the Department
may file and prosecute in such action or civil case an application
to have a party cited and punished for contempt of court, or any
other pleading to secure compliance with the court's order.
B. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with
district attorneys, is authorized to periodically offer an amnesty
program for those who owe past-due child support. The Department,
in coordination with district attorneys, may announce and publicize
a program that offers those who owe past-due child support an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 121
opportunity to pay off the past-due support by a certain date. If
payment in full is made, the Department, in coordination with
district attorneys, may forego the use of other enforcement remedies
for support past-due and accrued interest on that amount owed to the
state up to that date. For accrued interest owed to a parent, the
parent may, by affidavit, waive the past-due interest.
A. If a party in a divorce action or other civil case has
disobeyed or failed to comply with an order of the court to make
payments for the support or maintenance of a child for whom the
Department of Human Services thereafter makes payments in its
program for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), the Department
may file and prosecute in such action or civil case an application
to have a party cited and punished for contempt of court, or any
other pleading to secure compliance with the court's order.
B. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with
district attorneys, is authorized to periodically offer an amnesty
program for those who owe past-due child support. The Department,
in coordination with district attorneys, may announce and publicize
a program that offers those who owe past-due child support an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 121
opportunity to pay off the past-due support by a certain date. If
payment in full is made, the Department, in coordination with
district attorneys, may forego the use of other enforcement remedies
for support past-due and accrued interest on that amount owed to the
state up to that date. For accrued interest owed to a parent, the
parent may, by affidavit, waive the past-due interest.
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